RN Emergency

Dignity Health; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, CA is seeking a Staff Nurse to deliver compassionate, high-quality care. You will perform assessments, implement patient care plans, and collaborate within an interdisciplinary team to optimize outcomes.

Requirements include emergency or critical care experience and CA RN license on hire, along with BLS, ACLS, and PALS. The role offers a dynamic, fast-paced environment and opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Greet patients, visitors, staff, and physicians promptly and courteously.
• Assess physical, psychosocial, pain, learning needs, discharge needs, and age-related considerations.
• Analyze vital signs and medical history to guide care.
• Provide age-specific health education and discharge instructions to patient and family.
• Apply advanced knowledge to implement emergency interventions with a patient-centered approach.
• Demonstrate skills from IVs to pelvic exams within department scope.

Responsibilities

• Greet patients, visitors, staff, and physicians promptly and courteously.
• Performs initial assessment including physical, psychosocial needs, pain level, learning needs, discharge needs, age-related issues.
• Analyzes patient data to determine appropriate care.
• Provides health education to patient and family with discharge instructions.
• Implements emergency interventions prioritizing patient needs.
• Demonstrates clinical skills from IVs to pelvic exams within scope.

Skills

Emergency care

RN lic. CA

BLS CPR

ACLS

PALS

Education

BSN (preferred)

Accredited nursing program

Job description

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Staff Nurse, you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To thrive in this vital role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

• Demonstrates a professional and responsive atmosphere by greeting patients, visitors, staff, and physicians promptly and courteously. Refers to each individual by name when appropriate.
• Performs initial assessment utilizing professional nursing knowledge and skills. Appropriately assess for: a. physical & psychosocial emotional needs b. pain level c. barriers to learning d. educational learning needs e. discharge needs f. age related needs g. issues related to assault or abuse
• Analyzes patient related data, such as vital signs, past medical history, prenatal history, physical exam findings, laboratory values and other information, including age specific criteria, to determine appropriate care.
• Provides health education and teaching to patient, family and significant others, that is age specific, providing for any barriers to learning. Clearly communicates health, treatment and discharge information, ensuring the patient, family member or significant other understands all discharge and follow-up instructions.
• Demonstrates the use of advanced, specialized knowledge and skills to implement interventions for all emergency patients, by prioritizing needs, and using a patient centered approach.
• Demonstrates clinical skills, from IV's to pelvic exams within the scope of practice of the department.

Job Requirements

Required

• Minimum of one year Emergency or critical care experience and
• Registered Nurse: CA, upon hire and
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, upon hire and
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support, upon hire

Preferred

• Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing, upon hire and
• Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire

Where You'll Work

Founded in 1950, Dignity Health - Sequoia Hospital is a 208-bed, acute care, nonprofit hospital located in Redwood City, California. Serving over 50,000 patients annually, the hospital offers a full complement of services including heart care, stroke care, and a birthing center. Additionally, Sequoia Hospital has been recognized as an LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation. It is a Joint Commission-certified Primary Stroke Center, and recently was awarded the AMA/ASA's Get the Guidelines - Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement, recognizing the hospital’s commitment to providing the best stroke care. It was recently named a Leapfrog 2025 Top General Hospital.

One Community. One Mission. One California

Pay Range

$75.08 - $100.02 /hour